On Sunday evening around 5pm, a car crash left five people injured and caused significant structural damage to a home, which was later condemned as a result of the car accident. Crystal S. Chaney, 28, was driving a 1993 Chevrolet Lumina when she ran a stop sign and was hit…
Articles Posted in Car Accidents
Driver Crashes, Seriously Injures a Bystander
An allegedly stolen SUV fleeing the police crashed head-on into a CDTA bus shelter and seriously injured a person in the bus shelter. Jonathan Carpenter, who sustained broken legs, arms, internal injuries, and severe head injuries in the car crash, was transported to a local hospital. Robert A. Holcomb, 47,…
Massachusetts Family Asking for Help After Car Crash Disables Father
This holiday season is harder for many Massachusetts families, including a North Shore family whose Dad broke his back in a serious car accident in 2005. The Boston Globe reports that the mother wrote to Globe Santa recounting the life-altering head-on collision that left her husband disabled and unable to…
Snowfall Causes Several Car Accidents, No Serious Injuries Reported
On Sunday during the season’s first widespread snowfall, more than a dozen auto accidents were reported between 1 and 4am between Northampton and Holyoke. Most of the car crashes occurred on Interstate 91 in Holyoke near exits 15, 16, and 17 northbound and southbound, according to a Massachusetts state trooper.…
Massachusetts Man Injured in Two Car Crash
A Massachusetts man was taken to South Jersey Healthcare-Elmer Hospital with minor injuries following a two-vehicle accident on Friday around noon. The collision occurred on Yorktown Road in New Jersey, according to state police. Harvey Wilmore, 41, was a passenger who sustained minor injuries as a result of the crash.…
Commuter Rail Train Collides with Car in Salem
In Salem, Massachusetts, a car driven by a 76-year-old Peabody man was struck by a commuter train in a Massachusetts tunnel during the evening rush hour on Monday. Officials say the driver was able to walk and talk to investigators after the commuter rail accident, but the man later died.…
Whitman Firefighters Rescue Driver After Car Crash
In Whitman, Massachusetts last week, rescue crews rushed to the scene of a two-car accident reported on West Street at Washington Street. One car had flipped onto its roof, making it difficult for firefighters to enter the vehicle and transport its driver to the hospital. Fortunately, a firefighter/paramedic was able…
Becket Police Investigating Car Crash
In Becket, Massachusetts, a Saturday morning car accident claimed the life of a Becket man. It also injured the driver, who was from East Longmeadow. The car crash occurred on Route 20 just before 3:30 am when a 1997 Ford Contour went off the road near the Becket/Chester town line,…
Lawrence Auto Accident Claims Raise Red Flags
In Lawrence, Massachusetts, the city’s auto insurance task force is investigating a two-car crash that occurred in January, 2003. Nine people were charged with auto insurance fraud last week in connection with the car crash, and four of those have filed seven or more auto insurance claims, raising potential questions…
University of Massachusetts Student Hit by Car
In Amherst, Massachusetts, a University of Massachusetts graduate student was hit by a car on campus last night. Li Cai, 25, was transported to Bay State Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts after the pedestrian accident. According to the university’s news office director, the impact of the car threw Cai about…